Versitile Grapple

I am constantly amazed with the things I am able to do with a grapple.
the guy that baled my hay told me I had a rock problem that had to be taken care of so he did not ruin his equipment. This rock stuck out of the groung just enough to be a problem. I didn't think I would be able to pull this chunck of granite out of the ground without digging down so I could scoop it out. I brought the grapple straight down and clamped on to the rock and lifted it clean. I don't know how I would have got that out with out the grapple.

Re: Versitile Grapple

Originally Posted by pitt_md

. I didn't think I would be able to pull this chunck of granite out of the ground without digging down so I could scoop it out. I brought the grapple straight down and clamped on to the rock and lifted it clean.

That is exactly what I did with this hunk of granite. It was poking out of the ground about 4 inches and my flail mower was hitting it. I thought it might be a small rock so I just jammed the lower grapple tines down next to it then clamped it and lifted. The grapple held on to it and I just wiggled it as I lifted to loosen the rock. The tractor grunted and goaned and then suddenly this monster rock just popped out of the ground. I got off to take a look and that's when I saw I had clamped it with only a single upper tine. Amazing what these grapples can do.

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Those rocks are huge! I would never would have guessed that a tractor that size could lift a rock that size out. That's a testiment to what those hydraulic cylinders can do and the forces behind them. Now you guys have some holes to fill in...

Dave

"If your sport does not put grease, blood, or dirt under your fingernails, then it's just a game!"

Re: Versitile Grapple

Originally Posted by Redbug

Those rocks are huge! I would never would have guessed that a tractor that size could lift a rock that size out. That's a testiment to what those hydraulic cylinders can do and the forces behind them. Now you guys have some holes to fill in...

I had my doubts about the grapple getting the rock out of the hole. I had to dig down around the sides so I could get the grapple lowered straight down over the rock then just clamp and lift. Lifting rocks of that size is not a problem if you have enough weight on the back. Just go slow when moving them around. minor bumps seem to have a lot more affect on the tractor when you have that much weight on the front.

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Originally Posted by woodlandfarms

I don't think a grapple on a cut is going to get stumps.. With all those roots its like someone cemented the thing in the ground...

I agree. You can easily knock over and then use the grapple to rip out the roots of trees up to about 5-6 inches. But you cannot just lift out a bigger stump unless it is pretty rotten. Tractor plus grapple does not equal excavator.